SANA'A, Oct. 18 (Saba) - The fifth negotiation round on Yemen's joining to World Trade Organization is to be held in Geneva on the period of 20-25 of this month.

TOKYO, Oct. 18 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and his Australian counterpart Kevin Rudd
pledged Saturday to step up bilateral cooperation in dealing with the global

TOKYO, Oct. 18 Kyodo - Major supermarkets in Japan are competing using price cuts to retain consumers
as the sagging stock market and worsening corporate earnings have tightened

TOKYO, Oct. 18 Kyodo - A group of investors is considering filing a complaint against two Tokyo
investment partnerships that have secured around 600 million yen in investments

YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, Russia, Oct. 18 Kyodo - Shipments of liquefied natural gas from Sakhalin to Japan will begin early next

TOKYO, Oct. 18 Kyodo - More than 90 percent of locally renowned companies surveyed by Kyodo News
believe that the Japanese economy is in a ''recession phase,'' up sharply from

Washington, October 18, SPA -- Two agreements were signed here
recently between the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and the Republic

Sungailiat, Bangka, Oct 18 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government has declared ten regions in the country top tourist destionations in a move to boost the national tourism industry.

Bogor, Oct 17 (ANTARA) - The German government was committed to helping Indonesia improve port management through training of port authority officials in the next three years.

Jeddah, October 18, SPA -- President of the Islamic Development Bank
(IDB) Dr. Ahmad Mohamed Ali has extended an invitation to leaders and